With the signing of the "Sino-Japanese-Russian Non-Aggression Pact," the Japanese Army's opposition to the change of national policy gradually subsided. In fact, the Japanese Army, which suffered heavy losses in the Far East War, is still quite low-key, and even when the opposition to the change of national policy was at its most fierce, it did not cause any major turmoil among the Japanese people. In fact, the reaction of the Japanese people to the change of national policy is far less great than the drastic changes of the Black Dragon Society. The seppuku of Toyama and Uchida Ryohei, followed by the banning of the Black Dragon Society, aroused a huge wave of solidarity among the people for Toyama, Uchida and the Black Dragon Society. In the eyes of these people, who are dissatisfied with the increasingly difficult life now, the death of these two underworld leaders is entirely because they have offended those powerful people and chaebols in Japan! They are heroes against the exploitation of the people by the powerful chaebols!

According to some popular legends, the two leaders of the Black Dragon Society were dissatisfied with the control of the Japanese economy and the exploitation of the Japanese people by the chaebol elites, and they were ready to launch a revolution to overthrow the existing system of joint government of the chaebol magnates and warlords. Then the wealth plundered by the chaebol from the people will be returned to the people, and the country will be governed according to the "Outline of the Japanese Reform Act", which has been getting hotter and hotter recently. But in the end, because of the huge disparity in strength, it failed miserably. In addition, it seems that Japan's Minister of War Yoshiichi Tanaka was also implicated, and soon after the suicides of Mitsuru Toyama and Ryohei Uchida, he resigned from his post as Minister of War and transferred to the reserve at the same time, which is almost synonymous with reorganization in the Japanese Army.

The resignation of the Minister of War has never been a trivial matter in Japanese political circles. But this time. But it's a bit calm. For the first time, the Hara Kei cabinet did not fall because of this, and the former chief of staff, Senior General Yusaku Uehara, became the Minister of War. This also seems to prove that Tanaka Yoshiichi is also a figure dissatisfied with the coalition government system of the chaebol elite, and Tanaka, who retired from the military, immediately found his place in a new party called the Japanese National Socialist Party and became the leader of the party, and the secretary general of the party is Kita Kazuki, the author of the "Outline of the Japanese Reform Act".

The founding of this new party, along with the families of the original soul of the Army, also seemed to mark the temporary exclusion of the Army from the core interests of the Japanese Empire. In the 1920 year (starting in March), the share of the army was reduced to less than 35 percent, and a plan to disarm the army to 17 divisions was proposed. Naturally, the budget received by the Navy was greatly increased, and the original plan of the 86th Fleet was greatly increased. It was also replaced by the even more astonishing plan of the Ten Fleet.

According to this large-scale shipbuilding plan, by the end of 1929, Japan would have a naval capital ship lineup of ten battleships and ten battle cruisers, and all of them would be no more than ten years old. In other words, in the next 10 years, Japan needs to build 3 Nagato-class battleships, 3 Kaga-class battleships, 6 Tensei-class battlecruisers, as well as 4 battleships of the new class (Aki-class) and 4 new-generation battlecruisers (Kasuga-class) that are being designed.

As soon as such an ambitious naval expansion plan was introduced, it was almost an open warning to the people that the expansion direction of the Japanese Empire had shifted from the Northeast Asian continent to the South Seas under the rule of Western colonizers! In the face of this new picture, the Japanese people, who shared the same ambitions as the authorities, accepted it with renewed hope -- in fact, the previous mainland policy was not for nothing. In the eyes of the Japanese people, exchanging hundreds of thousands of casualties for the Far Eastern Prefecture of nearly 400,000 square kilometers is still a good deal. So after the temporary loss of ground in the Army. Japan did not stop the pace of militarization, but accelerated the pace and began to sprint with all its might.

The relaxed atmosphere of the Taisho democracy in the past, which used to be in history, is no longer there. There is also a National Speech Law in Japan, which is similar to China's Press Control Regulations, but Japanese newspapers are far more compliant than their Chinese counterparts. Beginning in April 1920, Japan's public opinion propaganda began to propagate the culture of militarism and Japan's dream of world domination. The entertainment industry and what was considered a luxury were heavily taxed, and Emperor Taisho also called for it. He asked the people to work hard with him for the future of the Imperial Kingdom, just as they did in the Meiji period. Although the size and equipment of the army have been limited, the military education and national mobilization system in schools have been further strengthened. Strict rationing has begun in places such as the Japanese archipelago, the Far Eastern States, and Taiwan have begun to provide almost the most basic needs, while the prices are so high that they need to drain most households' entire income. It seems that the Japanese top brass has made a ruthless decision to squeeze out the last copper plate in the pockets of the common people for the construction of the navy and the development of the Far Eastern state.

However, compared to the Dominion of North Korea. The lives of ordinary people in mainland Japan, the Far East and Taiwan are far from difficult. At the heart of Japan's current policy in Korea is plunder, which seems to be to extract the most wealth in the shortest possible time. All public schools and hospitals were closed. Young men in Seoul, Kaesong, and Pyongyang, the three cities with the highest independence movement, were captured by the Japanese who reoccupied them, with the exception of a very small number of Japanese sponsors. They were sent to the newly established Far Eastern State concentration camps, which were not a single concentration camp, but a general term for twenty concentration camps scattered over the territory of the Far Eastern States. These camps were so-called labor camps, where more than two million young Korean men were planned to be held for long periods of time, toiling under the bayonets of Japanese guards until they died of exhaustion!

And the behind-the-scenes manipulator of this cabinet that implements harsh rule is still the head of the "lost" Japanese Army, Yama Prefecture Aritomo. Now the eighty-two-year-old man has just woken up from a nap, and after the new national policy is established, his body seems to have recovered and it seems that he can continue to guard the army for a while. But what about after the death of the patriarch of the county? Will Japan's major politics fall into the hands of politicians and chaebol-controlled parties?

The old man slowly walked into a Japanese-style room, and inside, a man with a flat head and a kimono was kneeling respectfully there, and saw Yama come in. and bowed to the ground. On closer inspection, this person is none other than Yoshiichi Tanaka, leader of the newly formed Japanese National Socialist Party.

Shan Shan sat cross-legged across from Tanaka and nodded with a smile: "The organization of the National Socialist Party and the Army Intelligence Bureau has been done very well!" You will be the prime minister by next year at the latest, and the future of the Japanese Empire and Army will be entrusted to you to protect it. ”

Since the Meiji Restoration, there have been two major factions in Japan's political government, the feudal lords and the People's Party. At first, the feudal faction was divided into two main factions: Satsuma and Choshu. The Satsuma faction controlled the navy for a long time, while the Choshu faction controlled the army for a long time. However, in the future, the Satsuma faction and the navy gradually declined in politics, and it seems that they became national armies that did not interfere in politics. As a result, two branches of the feudal faction appeared, the political friendship system and the army system, which combined civilian officials and chaebols. Hirobumi Ito, the famous Japanese Prime Minister in history, as well as the current backstage of the Japanese Democratic Faction, Saionji Konobo, and the current Prime Minister Hara Kei are all figures who belong to the political friendship system. And Yama Prefecture Aritomo and Tanaka Yoshiichi certainly belong to the army faction.

Historically. The Army and the Politics Friendship Association system would be fused together by Yoshiichi Tanaka in the later Taisho period. Tanaka himself will also serve as prime minister in his capacity as president of the Sei Friends Association. However, during this time and space, the achievements of National Socialism (Zuo Minism) in China affected Japan, resulting in a regrouping of Japanese political factions. A part of the left-wing forces of the Kuomintang and a part of the army junior army officers combined to form the National Socialist Party, hoping to transform Japan with Chinese-style social reform and economic management methods. The leaders of the Japanese Army, Aritomo Yamayama and Yoshiichi Tanaka, also saw the power behind this trend of thought, and hoped that the army would conform to this trend of thought, and combine with it, and finally become the current Chinese defense force that can "own the country." control of the big government".

Of course, such an idea was born at a certain time, and it was also Yamaprefecture and Tanaka who were worried that the army would be established because of Japan's national policy of going south. As a result, they were marginalized in Japanese politics. Therefore, while the remnants of the army are still there, we must organize a political party that is completely subordinate to the army. Instead of joining a chaebol and politician-dominated party like the Friends of the Politicians.

Now hearing Yamayama's promise, Tanaka Yoshiichi's face also showed joy. The purpose of his resignation as Minister of War and his retirement from active duty to organize a political party was, of course, to become the Prime Minister of Japan. And Shan County Youpeng now "holds" the power to appoint the prime minister, and since Shan County has promised, it seems that this prime minister will definitely be able to become it.

Tanaka bowed his head again and saluted Shan County, saying: "Your Excellency's cultivation and support, the younger generation cannot repay it." ”

Youpeng in Shanxian waved his hand: "There is a premise for you to be the prime minister." It's not a big deal...... The new national policy has made life difficult for the people, and even the interests of the chaebol have been harmed. There is no problem with short-term implementation, but it may be difficult to implement it in the long term. Moreover, the guys in the navy are all influenced by the liberal ideas of Britain and the United States, and they are unwilling to interfere in politics, and if they only rely on the army, it will be difficult to maintain the current harsh government! I am afraid that in a few years, the people will also embark on the route of pursuing a comfortable life. Therefore, it is necessary to have a strong political party to guide and unite the people. This is the mission of your National Socialist Party! ”

Shanxi's remarks are not unfounded. Although the relaxed atmosphere of the Taisho democracy is gone, this does not mean that the Taisho democracy movement is dead. In fact, at the same time as the establishment of the new national policy of going south, the House of Lords of the Japanese Diet also passed the "Law on Universal Suffrage". The tax condition for suffrage was abolished, and all male subjects of the empire who had reached the age of 25 had the right to vote. In 1919, the Friends of the Politicians, representing the interests of the chaebols and politicians, were still trying to prevent the passage of this bill!

Now that the attitude of the political friends association has suddenly changed, it really makes people wonder whether the political friends association has colluded with the three constitutional protection factions of the Kuomintang system, and whether these chaebols and politicians want to use democracy to restrain the warlords. And in the near future, an army that has no friends in the county and has become unimportant because of the national policy of going south, will it be able to hold on to the country's major policies? If national politics really fall into the hands of politicians and chaebols, will they dare to challenge the hegemony of British and American imperialism in the south? Therefore, the combination with a radical National Socialist party became the inevitable choice for the Army to maintain its authority.

"Rest assured, the National Socialist Party will prove its worth in the next parliamentary elections." Yoshiichi Tanaka replied in an affirmative tone.

Shan Shan smiled and nodded: "Both the army and the navy will go all out for the National Socialist Party, and they will win 100 seats in the House of Representatives." In this way, your prime minister's position can be firmly done, and the national policy of enriching the country and strengthening the army can be truly implemented! The future of the Japanese Empire depends on you. ”

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"Runzhi, Xiangyu, I'm finally looking forward to you!" With this loud shout, I saw a soldier in his fifties with the rank of general striding into a luxurious official residence in the center of Almaty. This general is naturally General Wu Peifu, commander of the Xinjiang Provincial Security Department and deputy commander of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps. He now looks quite proud, and seems to have completely come out of the loss of the fall of Beiyang. In fact, he is now also the best one among the "Three Heroes of the Later Beiyang" - it seems that it is still very important to take the right path. Xu Shuzheng and Feng Yuxiang, who followed Jiang J Shichao, are now in the wild. Xu Shuzheng also left China. I went to Japan to take refuge. Feng Yuxiang, on the other hand, served at the China Association for the Promotion of Democracy, and also regarded himself as a fighter for democracy. Only this Wu Peifu is still holding the authority of the army to shock the party, and the mood is really good. His Xinjiang Provincial Security Command has now moved to Almaty, where it is in charge of tens of thousands of troops from the First Army of the Northwest Army or incorporated into Xinjiang.

This luxurious official residence was part of the original Turkestan Governor's Mansion in Tsarist Russia, and is now the residence of the Northwest Bureau of China and the Xinjiang Provincial Party Committee. Outside the iron-fenced garden, guards armed with Type 38 rifles stood guard. There are still many workers in and out of the courtyard, who are busy arranging the location of the central nervous system of Xinjiang Province's 2.18 million square kilometers.

When Wu Peifu shouted all the way into the hall, Mao ZD and Zhou Elai also came out of their respective offices. Neither of them looked very good. I didn't say anything when I met, and it seemed that there was some discord. In fact, Wu Peifu is here for this very reason today. The quarrel between these two leaders over the policy of implementing socialism in Xinjiang has long been no secret in the circles of the party, government, and military leaders in Xinjiang. Everyone has the idea of making peace with the mud, but it is not easy for idle characters to come forward, so they can only push this Wu Peifu out to speak.

"Runzhi, I heard that you have already decided the next party chairman, and my brother is here to congratulate you." Wu Peifu took Mao Zd's hand and said with a smile: "Although Xinjiang is a good place, the development is still not enough. The population is too small, and there is no large number of immigrants from the interior, let alone GCISM, even feudalism cannot be done. Brother Runzhi, when you become the chairman of the party, you have to find a way to send us more people. ”

Mao ZD frowned and shook his head: "Yushuai, our GCD is in Nanjing." But it's not as good as Xinjiang. The mobilization of migrants can only be done step by step, and there is no urgency. ”

"Hey, what's so hard about that?" Wu Peifu waved his hand and said with a smile: "My hometown is in Shandong." There have always been millions of people who have broken into Kanto over the years, right? Since there are people in Kanto who are willing to go, how can there be no one here in Xinjiang? As long as we are willing to take out the good land on both sides of the Ili River, in less than five years, the population of Xinjiang will exceed 10 million! ”

Hearing that Wu Peifu also proposed the method of "dividing the fields and doing it alone", Mao Zd's face suddenly became gloomy: "That is a capitalist method, we can't do this in Xinjiang!" ”

Wu Peifu was stunned, looked at Mao Zd and asked seriously: "Brother Runzhi, distributing land to farmers is a capitalist method, so isn't that what we did when we were in Ningxia and Hexi?" Is that also taking the capitalist road? You have to make this clear to my brother. ”

Mao Zd waved his hand indifferently: "Yushuai, the situation here in Xinjiang is different from Ningxia, in Ningxia, we distribute the land of landlords and rich peasants to poor middle peasants!" This is a necessary means of waging the proletarian revolution, otherwise the peasants would not have followed us and our ranks would not have been able to grow and develop. ”

Wu Peifu smiled: "Then let's distribute the land on both sides of the Ili River to immigrants in the hinterland, which is also a necessary means to build socialist Xinjiang, otherwise people will not come!" Can't you come to Xinjiang with a rope? This is not socialism, but slavery. ”

In this case, if it were someone else, it was estimated that a counter-revolutionary's hat would not be able to run, but from Wu Peifu's mouth, Mao ZD just smiled indifferently: "Yushuai, you have been joining GCD for so long, why don't you understand the difference?"

In Ningxia and Hexi, it was still the period of the agrarian revolution, and our main task at that time was to mobilize the masses for revolution. The distribution of land to the peasants was a means of mobilizing the masses, and after the victory of the revolution, it was necessary to change to socialist public ownership. ”

"I know, I know!" Wu Peifu smiled and nodded: "Isn't it just to use a few acres of land to coax people to follow the revolution, and wait until the revolution is victorious to take away the land!" This method is also available here in Xinjiang now, and you can first use the land to bring people in, and then take back the land after a few years. ”